Freshmen

A freshman is defined as a student who is a high school graduate and who has not attended college. Admission into the freshman class implies that the student will eventually become a candidate for a bachelor's degree.

A student who has college credit totaling fewer than 30 semester hours from a regionally accredited institution is designated as a "freshman-transfer" and must meet requirements under both transfer and freshman admissions programs.

Candidates for admission to the freshman class must submit a secondary school diploma (or its equivalent) and at least 15 acceptable units of credit from an accredited secondary school. (A unit is defined as credit given for a course which meets for one period daily during the entire school year or its equivalent.) Students must present the units described in Required Secondary School Units.

It is recommended that prospective students take one foreign language unit and one mathematics unit in the twelfth grade.

Nonaccredited Secondary Schools
Applicants from nonaccredited secondary schools must meet the same requirements for secondary school courses as applicants from accredited secondary schools. In addition, applicants from nonaccredited secondary schools must submit results from the SAT I or ACT and an application portfolio.

1. Complete the UNCG application forms. A $35.00 application fee must accompany the application. This fee covers the cost of processing the application, and is subject to change. It is not refundable and is not applicable toward tuition or other costs.
   The application deadline for freshman admission is March 1. Applications received after that date will be considered on a space available basis.
2. Submit an official transcript of secondary school work. Applicants must request that their guidance counselors forward their transcripts, including courses in progress, cumulative grade point average, and rank in class, directly to the Office of Admissions. Students currently enrolled in secondary school should request that the courses in progress and cumulative grade point average be listed on the transcript.
3. Take the Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT I) administered by the College Board. This test should be taken in the spring of the junior year and in the fall of the senior year of secondary school if possible. Test scores must be sent directly from the College Board to the Office of Admissions. UNCG's College Board code number is 5913. For information about the SAT I, write or call College Board SAT Program, Princeton, NJ 08541, 609/771-7600. You might also visit the ETS Web site at www.ets.org/.

American College Test (ACT) scores are acceptable in lieu of SAT I scores. Test scores should be sent directly from The American College Testing Program, P.O. Box 168, Iowa City, IA 52240. UNCG's ACT code number is 3166. You might also visit the ACT Web site at www.act.org/.

See Additional College-School-Department Requirements for additional admissions requirements for selected majors and programs.